Environment & climate

Commitment to climate and environmental responsibility

 

As a pioneer in intermodal transport, Hupac actively contributes to reducing environmental impacts by shifting freights from road to rail. This modal shift is one of the most effective ways to lower greenhouse gas emissions and energy consumption in the logistics sector.

 

In addition, we work to reduce noise emissions, optimise the use of resources such as water and chemicals and promote biodiversity. Minimising waste and ensuring the safe transport of goods are also central to our environmental responsibility.

 

At a glance

1.1 million 
tonnes CO2e

emissions avoided

 

11.2 billion 
megajoules

energy saved

 

by rail transportation within the European network of Hupac Intermodal

-89%

average CO2
emissions reduction rate

 

-74%

average energy reduction rate

 

compared to pure road transport

A new monitoring project

launched to implement advanced and continuous monitoring of energy use, emissions and waste across company operations

100%

noise-reduced wagon fleet

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Hupac saves 1.2 million tonnes of CO2 – our Green Deal contribution 2020

Hupac supports the European Green Deal. With our intermodal network, thousands of transport companies can carry out their transports safely and ecologically by rail – throughout Europe and as far as Russia and China.

 

Last year, Hupac Intermodal saved around 1.2 million tonnes of CO₂ and around 13 billion megajoules of energy compared to pure road transport. This corresponds to a reduction of 89% in CO₂ emissions and 74% in energy consumption (source Ecotransit).

 

Also in the current year, Hupac is committed to strengthening the network and to achieving further qualitative improvements.

 

The Green Deal strategy provides valuable impetus for this. The prerequisites for further significant growth in combined transport include:

  • the timely expansion of the European freight corridors to the parameters 740 m train length, profile P400, 2000 t train weight with one locomotive
  • guaranteed capacity for the targeted growth of freight traffic
  • technical and administrative harmonisation in the European area
  • fair framework conditions for road/rail competition.

Together with our customers and partners, we help to ensure that rail can take over a growing share of freight transport and thus achieve the climate targets.

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